Second dive on the Cape Charles photogrammetry project. A stiff current and unusually warm 71°F water on the bottom, but the bow and pilothouse are now done and the Dive 1 alignment issue is fixed.
Cape Charles Wreck Photogrammetry Model – Dive 2
Tag: Photogrammetry
Bearcat Wreck Painted 3-D Model
Intro After initially finding and identifying the Bearcat, I returned with Drew Wilson to conduct a second dive to get photos for a model of this very nice aircraft wreck. The resulting photogrammetry model won the Underwater Photographer of the Year Award for the Wreck Category in 2023. A while after that Drew surprised me [...]
B-36 Peacemaker Photogrammetry Models
Intro/Background I'm currently finishing up the chapter in the book on the B-36 wreck off Mission Beach. It is quite a story and has taken more time than most of the other chapters to get it just right. It took a lot of additional research, reading and re-reading accident reports and newspaper articles to get [...]
U-869 “U-Who?” Submarine (New Jersey — 230 fsw)
Diving U-869, the "U-Who?" wreck made famous by Shadow Divers — with a detailed top-down photogrammetry model and a builder's-plan overlay.
Mystery Corsair (Turtle Bay, Espiritu Santo — 120 FSW)
An unidentified WWII Corsair rests off Turtle Bay, Espiritu Santo — and figuring out whose it was turned into a real research rabbit hole. Eleven candidate aircraft, a missing propeller with no good explanation, and a mystery that's still open.
PBM Mariner Wreck: Side-by-Side Photogrammetry Model Comparisons
The author revisits the PBM Mariner wreck off Point Loma to improve a previous photogrammetry model, dealing with minor equipment issues and poor surface conditions during the dive. The new model features enhanced color and detail, providing a more accurate visual document of the historically significant wreck for an upcoming book.
Revisiting the TBM Avenger: A Deep-Wreck Photogrammetry Project
Photogrammetry model of a deep TBM Avenger that crashed in 1952. Bureau Number is 53439.
Diving the Solana Beach P-38 Wreck: Enhanced 3D Modeling Techniques
In 2022, a P-38 wreck was discovered off Solana Beach, leading to initial photogrammetry modeling. As skills improved, a recent dive on January 22 aimed to enhance the quality of the model for the book "Aviation Wrecks of Southern California." Despite complications, a clearer, more accurate representation was successfully created.
USS Emmons (DD-457/DMS-22) Photogrammetry Model
Introduction This has been a long time coming ... I've been thinking about building a photogrammetry model of the USS Emmons for years. It is an epic wreck that is on the edge of recreational diving in terms of depth. It is, in my opinion, one of the best US Warship wrecks within dive-able depths. [...]
Trip Report : Okinawa, Japan | USS Emmons (June 2025)
Background I have long thought about trying to build a photogrammetry model of the wreck of the destroyer USS Emmons (DD-457/DMS-22) which sank off of Kouri Island (Kouri Jima), Okinawa on April 7th, 1945. The Emmons sits at a depth of 130-150 feet (40-45 meters) and is largely intact; however, it is rapidly starting to [...]
